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Joanne Wildenbeest

Assistant Professor - medical

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Research groups

Utrecht RSV research group

Research aim

We have the vision to combine clinical and basic research to decrease the global burden of RSV infection. Our mission is to improve knowledge of RSV epidemiology, to develop safe and effective interventions and to strive for global health equity.

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Recent publications

Normalization of Seasonality and Age Distribution of Pediatric RSV Infection Following the Pandemic Disruption in the Netherlands Neele Rave, Marit E M de Bruijne, Rebecca K Stellato, Michiel A G E Bannier, Daniel M Weinberger, Yvette N Löwensteyn, Joanne G Wildenbeest, Louis J Bont,
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2025, vol. 13
Antibody concentration and function following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination decrease with age in adults and children with Down syndrome Bianca M.M. Streng, Lobke C.M. Hensen, Eveline M. Delemarre, Rob S. Binnendijk, Gaby Smits, Gerco den Hartog, Fiona R. van der Klis, Esther de Vries, Judith A. Burger, Marit J. van Gils, Antonia M.W. Coppus, Michel E. Weijerman, Regina Lamberts, Gert de Graaf, Louis J. Bont, Joanne G. Wildenbeest
Vaccine, 2025, vol. 73
Impact of RSV hospitalization on healthcare costs, caregivers' productivity loss, and quality of life in children ≤ 2 years old in five European countries Joanne G. Wildenbeest, Louis Bont, Daniela Cianci, Geert W.J. Frederix, Cristina Calvo, Johannes Liese, Renato Cutrera, Chiara Azzari, Jacques Brouard, Federico Martinon-Torres, Egbert Herting, Simon B. Drysdale, Ralph Epaud, Atul Gupta, Madelyn Ruggieri, Yoonyoung Choi,
European Journal of Pediatrics, 2025, vol. 184
Clinical and Socioeconomic Burden of RSV Infections Among Older Adults in Primary Care Sarah F Hak, Joanne G Wildenbeest, Sara Bracaloni, Michela Scarpaci, Tommaso Cosci, Enrica Esposito, Maria Chironna, Donatella Panatto, Giancarlo Icardi, Melissa Torrisi, Leonardo Bonaldo, Eugenio Mammolenti, Emma Te Bogt, Jacqueline Vlaskamp-Smit, Louis J Bont, Caterina Rizzo, Roderick P Venekamp
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 2025, vol. 19
Dynamics of RSV hospitalization rates in ≤ 2-year-old children between 2020-2023 in Europe Joanne G Wildenbeest, Louis Bont, Daniela Cianci, Chiara Azzari, Jacques Brouard, Cristina Calvo, Renato Cutrera, Simon B Drysdale, Ralph Epaud, Atul Gupta, Egbert Herting, Johannes Liese, Federico Martinon-Torres, Madelyn Ruggieri, Yoonyoung Choi,
European Journal of Pediatrics, 2025, vol. 184
Risk Factors for Severe Pediatric Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease Evelien B van Kempen, Adam J Tulling, Erik G J von Asmuth, Leontien B van der Aa, Else M Bijker, Merijn Bijlsma, Dorine M Borensztajn, Caroline L H Brackel, Brechje de Gier, Marlies A van Houten, Monique A M Jacobs, Marianne Koenraads, Anjali I G Kooter, Ankie Lebon, Jan W M van der Linden, Lonneke van Onzenoort-Bokken, Rianne Oostenbrink, Joffrey van Prehn, Nina M van Sorge, Kim Stol, Gerdien A Tramper-Stranders, Aline R Verhage, Kirsten N G van de Weijer, Joanne G Wildenbeest, Navin P Boeddha, Mirjam van Veen, Emilie P Buddingh
JAMA network open, 2025, vol. 8